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1508. 1508 ( MDVIII ) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar, the 1508th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 508th year of the 2nd millennium, the 8th year of the 16th century, and the 9th year of the 1500s decade. As of the start of 1508, the Gregorian calendar was 10 days ahead of the Julian ...
In 1508 the Spanish explorer Ponce de León led an expedition from Santo Domingo to colonize the adjacent island of San Juan Bautista (Puerto Rico). Defeating indigenous resistance, the Spanish secured control over the island during the 1510s. Spain’s longest-lasting New World colony, Puerto Rico would remain under Spanish rule until the US occupied it in 1898.
In 1508, Ponce de León made his second expedition to the island the Spanish called San Juan Bautista, the first official expedition granted by King Ferdinand II. Some accounts note an initial unofficial expedition in 1506. With fifty men, he left Hispaniola on July 12, 1508 and anchored in San Juan Bay.
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1508 AD Michelangelo Begins Painting The Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel - Michelangelo spent four years painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. He worked unassisted. 1509 AD Battle of Diu - The Portuguese established their predominance over the spice trade by defeating a Muslim fleet at the battle of Diu,. The battle took place on February 2 ...
Subcategories. This category has the following 10 subcategories, out of 10 total. 1508 by continent (5 C) 1508 by country (12 C, 1 P)
December 21 – Thomas Naogeorgus, German Protestant reformer and Latin-language playwright (died 1563) [8] Unknown dates. Marin Držić, Croatian dramatist, author and poet (died 1567) Isabel de Josa, Catalan writer (died 1575) [9] Primož Trubar, Slovene Protestant reformer, pioneer of Slovenian written language (died 1586)
